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Balance Abilities of Professional Dancers on Select Balance Tests

Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 1996
Documentation that dancers have better balance abilities than nondancers is important because of the number of dancers who sustain injury and then are referred to physical therapists for treatment. The purpose of this study was to compare balance abilities of professional dancers with nondancers on selected balance conditions.
Betsy Thompson, Roberta A. Newton, Shelley Ryan, Michele Nahom, Deanna Crotts   +4 more
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The effects of soccer training and timing of balance training on balance ability

European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2006
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of a soccer training session on the balance ability of the players and assess whether the effectiveness of a balance program is affected by its performance before or after the regular soccer training.
Gioftsidou, Asimenia, Malliou, Paraskevi, Pafis, G., Beneka, Anastasia, Godolias, George, Maganaris, Constantinos N.   +5 more
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Balance and dyslexia: An investigation of adults’ abilities

European Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 2006
Balance ability in dyslexia is an issue of considerable theoretical and applied significance, but the literature currently lacks consensus. This study applied objective measures to established balance tasks. 17 dyslexic adults and 20 controls matched for age and IQ undertook the heel-to-toe balance test for 1 minute. Further “dual task” tests were also
Jamie L. Needle, Roderick I. Nicolson, Angela J. Fawcett   +2 more
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Dynamic and Static Balancing Ability of Preschool Children

Journal of Motor Behavior, 1971
Performance differences in dynamic and static balance ability of 150 preschool Ss aged 3,4, and 5 yr. were studied. Ss performed 4 balance-beam tasks and 2 balance-board tasks. An Age by Sex (3 × 2) factorial, design employing both univariate and multivariate ANOVA techniques were the statistics used.
Karen D. DeOreo, Michael G. Wade
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Review of tests of standing balance abilities

Brain Injury, 1989
This review examines tests of standing balance abilities in patients with traumatic brain injury. Patients may compensate for vestibular dysfunction by using other sensory systems. As a result, subtle deficits in balance abilities may not be detected by traditional tests.
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Balancing the Costs and Benefits of Learning Ability

Advances in Artificial Life, ECAL 2013, 2013
We study the costs and benefits of plasticity by evolving agents in environments with different rates of environmental change. Evolution allows both hard-coded strategies and learned strategies, with learning rates varying throughout life. We observe a range of change rates where the balance of costs and benefits are just right for evolving learning ...
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Multilevel inverter with the ability of self-voltage balancing

IEE Proceedings - Electric Power Applications, 2006
This paper proposes a new topology of multilevel inverter that can work in three operation modes: the single-direction-balance mode, the bidirection-balance mode and the nonbalance mode. Only a DC source is required in a single-phase new inverter that works in the single-direction-balance mode or the bidirection-balance mode.
F.L. Luo, Y. Liu
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Using the Berg Balance Scale to Distinguish Balance Abilities in Children with Cerebral Palsy

Pediatric Physical Therapy, 2002
This study was designed to evaluate the use of the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) to assess the balance abilities of children with cerebral palsy.Thirty-six ambulatory children with cerebral palsy and 14 children with no motor impairment (ages eight to 12 years) were assessed on the BBS and the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM).
Joan Loomis, Johanna Darrah, Joyce Magill-Evans, Gayatri Kembhavi   +3 more
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Dynamic Balance Abilities of Collegiate Men for the Bench Press

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2012
This study investigated the dynamic balance detection ability of college men for the bench press exercise. Thirty-five college men (mean ± SD: age = 22.4 ± 2.76 years, bench press experience = 8.3 ± 2.79 years, and estimated 1RM = 120.1 ± 21.8 kg) completed 1 repetition of the bench press repetitions for each of 3 bar loading arrangements.
Steven J. Radlo, Thomas J. Smith, Ryan W. Woodward, Timothy J. Piper   +3 more
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Relationship of Dynamic Balance to Speed and to Ability in Swimming

Research Quarterly. American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, 1957
Abstract High and significant r's were found between dynamic balance (as measured by the Bass Test) and speed in swimming (−.75 ± .05), and dynamic balance and ability in swimming (.65 ± .07). Also, t ratios calculated between these same abilities indicated that dynamic balance is not a chance factor and may be an important factor in speed and in ...
Elmer A. Gross, Hugh L. Thompson
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